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[Manu Ginobili @manuginobili]

🇺🇸 Glad the World Cup is here. I need the distraction. Tough day!

🇦🇷 Me viene muy bien que hoy empiece el Mundial. Necesito ver otra cosa y distraerme un poco. Día duro, che.

[Spurs Culture @SpursCulture]

These jerseys are so tuff🛸

[The Right Time with Bomani Jones @righttimebomani]

Why Wemby throwing Jalen Brunson to the ground WASN’T a flagrant ‼️

“If there’s no risk of injury, we’re not talking about a flagrant foul.”

[SpursNation @SpursNationYo]

Retweet if you’re a Spurs fan!

I wanna see something.

GO SPURS GO!!!

[SpursRΞPORTΞR @SpursReporter]

Jose Alvarado had no answer for Victor Wembanyama on this possession.

The only thing left to do was grab a leg and send him stumbling to the floor.

After review, it was ruled a common foul.

Spurs fans will probably have a few questions about that one. 🤨

#PorVida

[Manu Ginobili @manuginobili]

🇺🇸I cannot believe what just happened! Unreal! Extremely tough loss. Now time to lick wounds and try again. No alternatives. 😓
🇦🇷No puedo creer el partido que perdimos! Extremadamente doloroso! Ahora a lamerse las heridas y volver a intentarlo. No queda otra. 😓

[NBA TV @NBATV]

"That's why we're so good...we have the poise to be able to withstand those things."

De'Aaron Fox speaks highly of his teammates and their NBA Finals performances being no surprise.

[SpursRΞPORTΞR @SpursReporter]

Knicks fans screaming about the league not retroactively upgrading Victor Wembanyama’s foul should actually be counting their blessings tonight.

Why? Because while they were focused on Wemby, I'm told the NBA league office was reviewing this entire bench clearing sequence and specifically the actions of Jose Alvarado who previously served a major three-game suspension for having been involved in a nearly identical bench-clearing incident in 2024 against the Miami Heat.

When the scuffle kicks off under the basket, several Knicks players leave the bench area in violation of the rules and Alvarado gets right in the middle of the scrum.

He is seen pushing, heavily engaged with both Luke Kornet and De'Aaron Fox, waving his finger and escalating the tension getting face to face with Fox.

Under the NBA’s strict bench-clearing rules, he is undeniably not acting as a "peacekeeper."

The Knicks players left the bench before San Antonio called timeout.

If the league had decided to apply the letter of the black and white law regarding bench conduct and physical escalation, as they have multiple times this season, New York could easily be down a crucial backcourt piece or 4 for Game 4.

Take the Wembanyama non-upgrade as a wash and be thankful, because the Knicks dodged a massive suspension bullet here. 🧵

#GoSpursGo #PorVida  #NBAFinals

[San Antonio Spurs Talk @saspurstalk21]

FYI, no it doesn’t

[Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed]

“We don’t want to sacrifice safety over the game of basketball.” - Keldon Johnson

[Kristian Carranza @kristianfortx]

The videos coming out of New York are disappointing.

In Texas, we have respect, and in San Antonio, we take pride in being good hosts. That’s who we are. Win or lose, visiting fans are still guests in our city.

That’s just how we were raised. #PorVida

[Ty Jäger @TheTyJager]

If the players who left the bench during the Josh Hart spat with Luke Kornet aren't punished, the @NBA is basically admitting it doesn't want them suspended for Game 4 🤷‍♂️

[Legion Hoops @LegionHoops]

Shaq on Wemby shoving Jalen Brunson: "Keep doing it Wemby. Tell Brunson get your little ass out the way."

[NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA]

Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns condemned videos going around on social media that showed apparent Knicks fans attacking Spurs supporters.

[Basket-Infos @Basket_Infos]

« Les arbitres vont généralement dans le sens de l’équipe la plus agressive »

Les réactions de Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal et Draymond Green aux plaintes de Mike Brown concernant l'arbitrage et les lancers-francs :

Barkley : « Il aurait dû s'arrêter à : "On n'a pas bien joué". Les Spurs les ont dominés ce soir. Les arbitres vont rater des coups de sifflet, ça arrive. Mais l’arbitrage ne leur a pas fait perdre ce match. Et Mike Brown - vous savez que j’adore Mike Brown - mais il l’a dit lui-même au départ : on n’a pas bien joué. Est-ce qu’ils auraient pu obtenir plus de lancers ? Bien sûr. Est-ce qu’il y a pu avoir un mauvais coup de sifflet ici ou là ? Oui. Mais au fond, il aurait dû s’arrêter à : "On n’a pas assez bien joué pour gagner." C’est pour ça qu’ils ont perdu, pas à cause des lancers francs. »

Shaq : « Quand j’étais assez fort pour mener mes équipes en Finales, il m’est arrivé de faire un mauvais match. Phil Jackson m’a demandé : « Qu’est-ce qui se passe ? " J’ai répondu : " Je n’ai pas eu de coups de sifflet. " Il a posé sa main sur mon épaule et m’a dit : « Les vrais champions ne se plaignent pas. " Puis il est parti. Mike Brown le sait. Il a gagné avec les Warriors. Je suis d’accord avec Chuck : vous n’avez pas bien joué. Vous auriez dû mieux jouer à domicile. Tout le monde s’attendait à une démonstration, on est ici à New York, tout le monde célèbre déjà. Il aurait dû s’arrêter à : " On n’a pas bien joué. " Les vrais champions ne se plaignent pas. »

Green : « Les arbitres vont généralement dans le sens de l’équipe la plus agressive. Victor Wembanyama a commencé le match avec des dunks sur trois de leurs quatre premières possessions. Depuis le début de la série, quand Wembanyama roule vers le cercle, on dirait des auto-tamponneuses. Il se fait cogner, il se prend un contact ici, un autre là… Là, aujourd’hui, il a eu cinq ou six lobs. Si vous êtes agressifs, si vous ne le laissez pas rouler vers le cercle, alors ils ne pénètrent pas, ils ne vont pas jusqu’au panier, et ils n’obtiennent pas plus de fautes. »

via @ESPNNBA

[Kristian Carranza @kristianfortx]

We should no longer be talking about ref calls and fouls when fans are getting harassed and violently assaulted in the street. Keeping people safe is bigger than basketball.

[SportsGrid @SportsGrid]

Knicks vs Spurs Game 3 Recap

"The Knicks got LUCKY!" @craigcartonlive and @TyJohnsonNews talk about how Knicks fans may be mad at missed calls with Wemby, but discuss how many Knicks players were close to be suspended when they came off the bench...

#NBAFinals #Knicks

[Ty Jäger @TheTyJager]

If Knicks fans want a flagrant after the fact for Wemby, it's only fair to throw some suspensions to Knicks players who left the bench during Hart's spat with Kornet 🤷‍♂️

[Carolina Teague @CTtheMicSlayer]

Asked Spurs Keldon Johnson on his message to fans after viral Knicks/Spurs fight videos go viral.. this was his response:

@spurfectblog #porvida @LVSportsNetwork

[ALL THE SMOKE @allthesmokeprod]

Matt & Stak couldn't believe what they saw from Knicks fans after Game 3 👀😳

Jumping people over a jersey? That's some of the weakest sh*t you can do 🤦‍♂️